Barenaked Ladies will hit the road this fall for a 20-city tour of Canada. The 7-time Juno winners will be touring in support of their upcoming studio album Silverball, which will hit shelves on June 2 via Vanguard Records.
According to a news release posted April 28 via the official website of Barenaked Ladies, the Canuck alt-rockers will kick off the Silverball Tour on Oct. 19 in Prince George, British Columbia, at CN Centre, making stops which include Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto before winding up the cross-Canada trek on Nov. 21 in Ottawa, Ontario, at National Arts Centre. Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle, who is touring in support of his second solo album So Let’s Go, will be very special guest on all Canadian dates.
Presales begin Thurs., April 30 at 10:00 a.m. local time with VIP packages available. Tickets go on sale to the public on Fri., May 1 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Fans will receive a digital download of Silverball delivered on June 2 for each ticket purchased for Canadian show dates. See below for Barenaked Ladies complete 2015 Canadian tour schedule For more information, click here.
BNL premiered Silverball‘s lead single titled “Say What You Want” on April 27 at Entertainment Weekly. The veteran Canuck alt-rockers have been promoting the new album with a series of weekly behind-the-scenes videos made during the Silverball recording sessions.
Silverball was produced by Gavin Brown (Tragically Hip, Metric, Three Days Grace), who also produced BNL’s last album 2013’s Grinning Streak. It features 13 new originals from the band, penned primarily by frontman Ed Robertson along with one contribution each from bassist Jim Creeggan and keyboardist Kevin Hearn.
Silverball is available for pre-order in a variety of bundling options. Fans can purchase the album in standard and deluxe editions in digital, CD, and vinyl formats. Those preordering digitally will receive an instant copy of the BNL’s new single.
Prior to their Canadian tour, Barenaked Ladies will launch their 36-city U.S. tour on June 5 in Columbus, Ohio, at the LC Pavilion. For the latest information on BNL, click here.
Barenaked Ladies 2015 fall tour of Canada:
Oct. 19 – Prince George, BC – CN Centre
Oct. 21 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Oct. 22 – Victoria, BC – Save On Foods Memorial Centre
Oct. 24 – Kamloops, BC – Interior Savings Centre
Oct. 25 – Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place
Oct. 26 – Cranbrook, BC – Western Financial Place
Oct. 28 – Grand Prairie, AB– Revolution Arena
Oct. 30 – Medicine Hat, AB– Medicine Hal Regional Event Centre
Nov. 1 – Calgary, AB – Southern Albert Jubilee Auditorium
Nov. 2 – Red Deer, AB – Enmax Centrium at Westerner Park
Nov. 3 – Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Nov. 4 – Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place
Nov. 6 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
Nov. 12 – London, ON – Budweiser Gardens
Nov. 13 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
Nov. 16 – Hamilton, ON – Hamilton Place Theatre
Nov. 17 – Oshawa, ON – General Motors Place
Nov. 18 – Kitchener, ON – Centre In The Square
Nov. 20 – Peterborough, ON – Peterborough Memorial Centre
Nov. 21 – Ottawa, ON – National Arts Centre
Barenaked Ladies 2015 U.S. summer tour dates:
June 5 – Columbus, Ohio, The LC Pavilion
June 6 – Cleveland, Ohio, Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
June 7 – Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre
June 8 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa, McGrath Amphitheatre
June 10 – Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 12 – Welch, Minn., Treasure Island Resort & Casino
June 13 – Milwaukee, Wis., BMO Harris Pavilion
June 14 – Council Bluffs, Iowa, Harrah’s Council Bluffs – Stir Concert Cove
June 16 – Chicago, Ill., FirstMerit Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island
June 17 – Indianapolis, Ind., Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn At White River State Park
June 19 – Cincinnati, Ohio, PNC Pavilion At Riverbend
June 20 – Clarkston, Mich., DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 21 – Salamanca, N.Y., Event Center At Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel
June 23 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Stage AE
June 26 – Portland, Maine, Maine State Pier
June 27 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
June 28 – Philadelphia, Pa., Mann Center for Performing Arts
June 29 – Boston, Mass., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
July 1 – New York, N.Y., JBL Live at Pier 97
July 2 – West Windsor, N.J., Mercer County Park
July 3 – Solomons, Md., PNC Waterside Pavilion
July 4 – Raleigh, N.C., Red Hat Amphitheater
July 8 – Charlotte, N.C., Uptown Amphitheatre At The NC Music Factory
July 10 – Boca Raton, Fla., Sunset Cove Amphitheater
July 11 – Saint Augustine, Fla., St. Augustine Amphitheatre
July 12 – Alpharetta, Ga., Verizon Wireless Amph. At Encore Park
July 13 – Whites Creek, Tenn., The Woods At Fontanel
July 15 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
July 17 – Albuquerque, N.M., TBA
July 18 – Las Vegas, Nev., Boulevard Pool At The Cosmopolitan
July 19 – San Diego, Calif., Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
July 21 – Los Angeles, Calif., Greek Theatre
July 22 – Saratoga, Calif., The Mountain Winery
July 24 – Boise, Idaho, Idaho Botanical Garden
July 25 – Troutdale, Ore., McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
July 26 – Redmond, Wash., King County’s Marymoor Park